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PHP developers for Laravel, WordPress and legacy PHP.

Add senior PHP engineers from our India delivery team who build Laravel applications, WordPress and WooCommerce sites and APIs, and move older PHP code onto supported versions — onboarded in days.

Clients

  • Cushman & Wakefield
  • Pacific Group
  • DLF Group
  • Barbeque Nation
  • The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

Hiring PHP developers through Mindrops adds senior PHP engineers from our India delivery team to build Laravel and Symfony applications, WordPress and WooCommerce sites and REST APIs, and to upgrade older PHP code to supported versions. You interview a shortlist sent in about 48 hours, the engineers you choose onboard in days, and you own all code and IP.

Selected projects

A selection of the software Mindrops has designed and engineered for clients.

Business Association · Website & Membership

BICC&I — Website & Member Platform

A WordPress website with a custom theme, membership management, event list management, a Mailchimp integration and an integrated payment gateway.

Mindrops manages the live site end to end: server management, updates and security.

Cafés in India50+outlets across India, served by the systems we builtBrewing since 1963

AI · Food & Beverage

BeanBot — The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

An embeddable AI chat assistant grounded in live catalogue and store data, with an “Order Now” action on every product and a no-code admin console for content and pricing.

Live across 50+ outlets in India, handling about 10,000 conversations a month and around 50 orders a day.

Enterprise · ERP

Service Agency ERP

A custom web ERP with nine integrated modules — CRM, projects, tasks, timesheets, GST invoicing, payments and recurring AMC billing — on a type-safe React and PostgreSQL stack.

The whole company now works from the same data every day — leads, projects, hours and invoices linked, role-aware and auditable.

Influencers on the platform130,000+and 100,000+ brands, on a network serving 16M+ users a monthMaintained 4+ years

SaaS · Influencer Marketing

Activate by Bloglovin'

A dedicated onshore and offshore Mindrops team built, upgraded and maintained the platform with Agile delivery — campaign matching, messaging and real-time reporting.

Maintained for 4+ years, scaling to 130,000+ influencers and 100,000+ brands on a network serving 16M+ users a month.

AI · Financial Validation

Bookkeeping Error Detection

A read-only validation platform that runs 30+ checks across seven detection modules — including eight statistical anomaly methods — with one governed review workspace.

Every client close is now checked the same way and tracked from one dashboard, with 100% of findings carrying an audit trail for sign-off.

Restaurants230In 86 cities across 5 countriesListed on NSE and BSE

Enterprise · Food & Beverage

Barbeque Nation — Partner Portal

An ERP-integrated partner portal unifying vendor onboarding with GST, PAN, FSSAI and MSME checks, multi-stakeholder approvals, contract lifecycle management and a live vendor ledger.

Vendor, contract and finance operations digitized at scale in one dual portal for internal teams and vendors, with the ERP kept as the system of record.

What PHP developers build

Laravel & Symfony applications

Customer portals, booking and workflow systems and internal tools with authentication, queues and database migrations.

WordPress sites & plugins

Custom themes, plugins and integrations so your team can manage content without developer help.

WooCommerce stores

Stores with payment, shipping, inventory and order integrations built around your catalogue and checkout rules.

APIs & integrations

REST APIs and connectors to payment providers, CRMs, email and SMS services and logistics systems.

PHP upgrades

Moving code to PHP 8.3 or newer, replacing deprecated functions and dependencies, with tests around the changed paths.

Maintenance & security

Updates, patches, backups and monitoring for PHP sites and applications after launch.

Teams that hire PHP developers

Businesses running on WordPress or WooCommerce

Companies whose site or store runs on WordPress and needs custom themes, plugins, integrations and someone who keeps updates and security under control.

Product teams on Laravel or Symfony

SaaS and internal-tool teams with a PHP framework codebase and a backlog of features, integrations and fixes waiting for engineers.

Owners of ageing PHP applications

Teams on PHP versions that no longer get security fixes, who need code upgraded, tested and moved onto a supported release without a rewrite.

Agencies short of PHP capacity

Digital agencies that win more WordPress and Laravel work than their in-house developers can deliver.

Why hire PHP developers from Mindrops

WordPress built and run for clients
For the Belgo-Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Mindrops built a WordPress website with membership management, event listings, a Mailchimp integration and online payments, and manages its hosting, updates and security.
PHP in our own production stack
mindrops.com is a PHP site served in four languages that our own team builds, tests and deploys, so we work in PHP every day.
CMMI Level 3 process maturity
Mindrops delivers with CMMI Level 3 process maturity and a secure SDLC, with code review and QA before changes reach production.
Matched to your stack
Shortlists reflect your PHP version, framework or CMS, hosting and seniority needs, and you interview every candidate before anyone joins.
PHP skills and tooling
Core PHP skills
PHP 8 · Laravel · Symfony · WordPress · WooCommerce
Ecosystem & tooling
MySQL · Composer · PHPUnit · REST APIs · Docker

Client reviews

Recruitment & candidate management

A recruitment platform with candidate registration, applications, admit cards and a central admin dashboard.

From the client’s review

“They designed it to handle high concurrent traffic during active recruitment drives, which was critical for us.”
AnujDirector, NIA Aviation Services Pvt. Ltd.Read full review on GoodFirms

Ordering platform for a retail chain

A website and mobile app for a 70-outlet meat retail chain in Delhi NCR, on a backend built for high order volume.

From the client’s review

“The admin dashboard was the standout, putting inventory, pricing, and promotions across all 70 outlets in the hands of non-technical staff.”
Karan SahniDirector, Sardar Meat ShopRead full review on Sortlist

Rural telehealth platform

A mobile app, website and admin dashboard connecting patients in rural and semi-urban India with doctors, with video consultations, digital prescriptions and patient registration.

From the client’s review

“The UI/UX design process was collaborative and they kept the end user in mind throughout, which mattered a lot for a platform targeting rural users.”
Rama RamanDirector, EonMedRead full review on Sortlist

Food export storefront

An eCommerce website for an Indian food brand that sold through catalogues and enquiries: makhana, spices, dry fruits and gift hampers in clear collections, with bulk quote requests from export buyers.

From the client’s review

“Feedback during the build was turned around the same day, and the mobile layout was checked properly before the site went live.”
Ankit AgarwalOwner, Flavour FussionRead full review on Sortlist

Website and SEO for a manufacturer

A first website, SEO, blog and social media setup for a plywood and flush-door manufacturer selling to buyers across India, with product categories organised around how buyers search.

From the client’s review

“The SEO setup ran alongside the build rather than after, giving the site a working foundation at launch.”
Amit GuptaDirector, MRS Woodcraft Pvt. Ltd.Read full review on Sortlist

Website for a water treatment manufacturer

A website rebuilt from scratch for a maker of water treatment products, organised by segment (residential, commercial, industrial, municipal and agricultural) with a visible certifications section.

From the client’s review

“Segment wise product split is what we liked most, made browsing so much easier for both us and our customers.”
Umesh AgrawalDirector, Pure N Safe Private LimitedRead full review on Sortlist

More client reviews

How hiring PHP developers works

  1. 01 — Brief

    Describe your PHP stack

    We capture your PHP version, framework or CMS, hosting, seniority and engagement model.

  2. 02 — Shortlist

    Review PHP profiles

    Within ~48 hours you receive vetted PHP engineers matched to that brief.

  3. 03 — Onboard

    Interview and onboarding

    You interview and choose; the engineer joins your repository, hosting access and sprint rituals within days.

  4. 04 — Scale

    Add or reduce capacity

    Add PHP capacity for a build, upgrade or busy season, then scale back month to month.

Frequently asked questions

Talk to our team

Message, call or email us about your project. We'll go through your objectives, suggest the most cost-effective approach and give you a rough timeline and cost.

Reach out today. We'll get back to you as quickly as possible.

What do PHP developers from Mindrops typically work on?
Laravel and Symfony applications, WordPress themes and plugins, WooCommerce stores, REST APIs and integrations, and upgrades of older PHP code to supported versions.
Can they upgrade an old PHP application without a rewrite?
Usually, yes. Engineers upgrade in steps to a supported PHP release, replace deprecated code and dependencies, and add tests around the paths that change. Larger programmes can run as legacy modernisation projects.
Do your PHP developers work with WordPress and WooCommerce?
Yes. WordPress themes, plugins and integrations and WooCommerce stores are part of the skill set we shortlist for, alongside Laravel and Symfony.
Where are your PHP developers based?
Mindrops PHP engineers work from our delivery team in India and join your tools, repository and meetings remotely, with working hours agreed for overlap with your team.
How quickly can a PHP developer start?
A shortlist usually arrives within about 48 hours, and the engineer you choose onboards within days. You interview every candidate before anyone starts.
Who owns the code?
You do. All source code, themes, plugins, documentation and IP belong to you, with clean handover. Compare ways of working on engagement models.

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